Angus S. King Jr. ME Independent Senator

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Mr. Angus S. King Jr.
Current Independent Senator
Maine
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The war in Iran has cost American lives, billions in taxpayer dollars, and driven up the cost of living. Tapping the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve may stabilize heating bills, but it does not erase the wider impacts of the administration's decisions. https://t.co/Y3r93Ym8ju

💬 5🔁 5❤ 12Oct 23, 2026

Weather patterns are growing erratic & dangerous. The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program provides critical weather data for public safety, research & the military. So I am urging the Pentagon & @NOAA to ensure this data remains reliable & accurate https://t.co/TzIEWYrxY7

💬 2🔁 2❤ 12Oct 20, 2026

Investing in Maine's future means keeping our state communities and industries connected to global markets – for a robust economy. $37 million in federal funding will modernize railways in Aroostook County, improving safety and supporting local jobs. https://t.co/oR7ANmDtwx

💬 1🔁 1❤ 11Oct 17, 2026

This morning, @ScarboroughNow and I discussed how deterrence only works if we have the will & capacity to defend our democratic values. Our backpedaling in Ukraine & missteps in Iran are harming our global alliances & security efforts around the world. https://t.co/0jxirMadRe

💬 11🔁 9❤ 45Oct 14, 2026

For 80 years, deterrence has been a vital shield of America's foreign policy: standing firm against aggressors, protecting our allies, and preventing conflict. Weakening our resolve toward Russia undermines that strategy and risks emboldening Putin at Ukraine’s expense. https://t.co/mTr3z9zpIC

💬 35🔁 11❤ 52Oct 13, 2026

This Indigenous People’s Day is a day to honor the history, spirit, and minds of the people who authored the first chapters in Maine and America’s history. Not only did they lay the foundation for our nation, but their contributions should be heard and appreciated every day.

💬 12🔁 1❤ 26Oct 12, 2026

Deterrence has kept the US out of international conflicts for years, relying on the credibility & will of our military & relationship with allies Yet our current posture is undermining this very credibility putting our nation’s safety & security at risk https://t.co/gmVWtwYzf7

💬 4🔁 8❤ 17Oct 12, 2026

For 40 years, the Preventive Services Task Force has protected Americans' health through science-based data. But after @HHSgov abruptly installed a new group with questionable qualifications, Americans are now at risk. My colleagues and I want answers. https://t.co/Ntnn4DaQr9

💬 3🔁 6❤ 15Oct 6, 2026

We must make affordable housing easier to build, and support our American workers and manufacturers. My bill would have @HUDgov recognize and share a vetted list of American-made products, streamlining the process for developers to follow federal rules. https://t.co/2YsSR5moTc

💬 9🔁 0❤ 16Oct 2, 2026

The VA should provide the same coverage for veterans’ prescription drugs whether living on their own, in a nursing home or at a State Veterans Home.  My bipartisan bill will allow veterans to receive the care they deserve, regardless of where they live https://t.co/s0uHa4hdWE

💬 2🔁 2❤ 17Sep 30, 2026

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Voting record, 119th Congress

98.5%Attendance901 of 915 roll calls cast

14Roll calls missed

87.2%Voted with their party's majorityon the 840 party-line votes

10+Yea or Nay against their party's majorityon party-line votes

How these are counted

Attendance is the share of roll calls held while the member was in office on which they voted Yea, Nay or Present. A party-line vote is a roll call on which a majority of Republicans voted against a majority of Democrats. Voting with their party's majority is the share of the member’s cast votes on those roll calls that matched that majority. The roll calls come from Voteview, which compiles each vote from the official record; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Last 10 votes cast

Date	Measure	Question	Vote	Result
Sep 30, 2026	NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor	On the Nomination	Nay	Nomination Confirmed
Sep 30, 2026	NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Cloture Motion Agreed to
Sep 30, 2026	H.R. 9340A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 30, 2026	H.R. 7008A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 29, 2026	S.Res. 852A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	Motion to Discharge Rejected
Sep 29, 2026	S.J.Res. 197A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Bene…	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Bill Passed
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected

Latest 10 votes against their party's majority

Date	Measure	Member voted	Party majority
Aug 7, 2026	H.R. 5334To strike the provision relating to duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitate sanctions evasion.	Nay	Yea
Jul 22, 2026	NominationMichael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan	Yea	Nay
Jul 22, 2026	NominationMichael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan	Yea	Nay
Jun 23, 2026	NominationDarrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador	Yea	Nay
Jun 17, 2026	NominationMichelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea	Yea	Nay
Jun 17, 2026	NominationMichelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea	Yea	Nay
Apr 29, 2026	NominationRobert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives	Yea	Nay
Apr 27, 2026	NominationRobert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives	Yea	Nay
Mar 10, 2026	NominationLt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General	Yea	Nay
Mar 9, 2026	NominationLt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General	Yea	Nay

Source: Voteview · votes through Sep 30, 2026, the latest in Voteview’s data · Senate roll calls

Bills, 119th Congress

39Sponsoredbills and resolutions introduced

464Cosponsored

0Sponsored that became law5 sponsored or cosponsored became law

183Cross-party cosponsorshipsbills from another party’s sponsor

68.6%Sponsored bills with a cross-party cosponsorH.R. and S. bills only

How these are counted

Sponsored counts every bill and resolution the member introduced; cosponsored excludes withdrawn cosponsorships. A cross-party cosponsorship is cosponsoring a measure whose sponsor belongs to another party. The last figure is the share of the member’s H.R. or S. bills with at least one cosponsor from another party.

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Policy area	Bills
Armed Forces and National Security	76
Health	68
Taxation	40
Education	33
Agriculture and Food	32

Policy areas are assigned by the Congressional Research Service, one per bill. Top five shown.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS · as of Oct 27, 2026

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

88.0%With the Democratic majorityon 892 issue votes

1Against both partiesmost Democrats and most Republicans voted the other way

106With the Republican majorityon party-line votes

This is not a left–right score. A vote against the party can come from either side of it; the list below shows who else voted the same way.

Issue	Votes	With the Democratic majority	Against both parties	With the Republican majority	Rank among Democrats
Nominations	446	82.3%	0	79	44th of 47
Economics and Public Finance	199	87.9%	1	23	46th of 47
Immigration	37	97.3%	0	1	16th of 46
International Affairs	36	97.2%	0	1	7th of 47
Environmental Protection	19	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (41)
Armed Forces and National Security	18	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (24)
Congress	18	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (47)
Finance and Financial Sector	18	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (27)
Public Lands and Natural Resources	15	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (44)
Energy	13	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (41)
Government Operations and Politics	13	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (43)
Sports and Recreation	12	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (14)
Transportation and Public Works	11	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (45)
Other issues (9)Fewer than 10 votes each: Housing and Community Development, Taxation, Foreign Trade and International Finance, Crime and Law Enforcement, Health, Education, Emergency Management, Science, Technology, Communications, Families	37	94.6%	0	2	—

Rank: 1st = voted with the Democratic majority most often on that issue, among Senate Democrats who cast at least 10 votes on it.

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Nominations · 79

Jul 22, 2026 · Nomination · Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 10 other Democrats.
Jul 22, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 10 other Democrats.
Jun 23, 2026 · Nomination · Darrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 16 other Democrats.
Jun 17, 2026 · Nomination · Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 2 other Democrats: Timothy Kaine, Jeanne Shaheen.
Jun 17, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 2 other Democrats: Timothy Kaine, Jeanne Shaheen.
Apr 29, 2026 · Nomination · Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 6 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Amy Klobuchar, Jeanne Shaheen, Sheldon Whitehouse.
Apr 27, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 5 other Democrats: Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Amy Klobuchar, Jeanne Shaheen, Sheldon Whitehouse.
Mar 10, 2026 · Nomination · Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
Mar 9, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
Feb 26, 2026 · Nomination · Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 9 other Democrats.
and 69 more

Economics and Public Finance · 24

Jan 30, 2026 · H.R. 7148 · A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 22 other Democrats.
Nov 10, 2025 · H.R. 5371 · A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: Richard Durbin, John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 10, 2025 · Cloture on H.R. 5371 · A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: Richard Durbin, John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 10, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 5371 · In the nature of a substitute.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: Richard Durbin, John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 10, 2025 · Cloture on H.R. 5371 · In the nature of a substitute.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: Richard Durbin, John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 10, 2025 · Taking up H.R. 5371 · A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: Richard Durbin, John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 9, 2025 · Cloture on taking up H.R. 5371 · A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: Richard Durbin, John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 4, 2025 · Cloture on taking up H.R. 5371 · A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 2 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto.
Oct 28, 2025 · Cloture on taking up H.R. 5371 · A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 2 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto.
Oct 22, 2025 · Cloture on taking up H.R. 5371 · A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 2 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto.
and 14 more

Immigration · 1

Jan 20, 2025 · Amendment to S. 5 · To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 22 other Democrats.

International Affairs · 1

Aug 7, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 5334 · To strike the provision relating to duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitate sanctions evasion.
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 15 other Democrats.

Taxation · 2

Mar 4, 2025 · S.J.Res. 3 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Servic…
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 18 other Democrats.
Mar 4, 2025 · Taking up S.J.Res. 3 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Servic…
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.

How these are counted

Each roll call takes the policy area the Library of Congress gave the bill it is about; a vote on an amendment counts under its bill. 907 of the Senate’s 915 roll calls this Congress have an issue. Left out as procedural (8): votes on House rules and the previous question, motions to recommit or adjourn, quorum calls and the Speaker election. Nominations are their own issue. “With the Democratic majority” counts every issue vote on which most Democrats voted the same way, Yea or Nay. “Against both parties” = most Democrats and most Republicans voted one way and this member the other. “With the Republican majority” = a party-line vote (most of each party on opposite sides) on which this member sided with the Republicans. Independents count with the party they caucus with. The Senate roll calls come from Voteview; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Source: votes: Voteview · issue areas: Library of Congress policy areas · votes through Sep 30, 2026

Committee assignments

Committee	Role	Side	Seniority rank
Senate Committee on Armed Services	Member	Minority	7
Airland	Member	Minority	3
Seapower	Member	Minority	5
Strategic Forces	Ranking Member	Minority	1
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources	Member	Minority	5
Energy	Member	Minority	4
National Parks	Ranking Member	Minority	1
Public Lands, Forests, and Mining	Member	Minority	4
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs	Member	Minority	6
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence	Member	Minority	4

Seniority rank is the member’s order among their own party’s members on that committee; 1 is the most senior.

Source: congress-legislators (CC0) · as of Oct 27, 2026

Congress	Years	Chamber	Role	State	District
119th Congress	2025–present	Senate	Senator	Maine (ME)	—
118th Congress	2023–2025	Senate	Senator	Maine (ME)	—
117th Congress	2021–2023	Senate	Senator	Maine (ME)	—
116th Congress	2019–2021	Senate	Senator	Maine (ME)	—
115th Congress	2017–2019	Senate	Senator	Maine (ME)	—
114th Congress	2015–2017	Senate	Senator	Maine (ME)	—
113th Congress	2013–2015	Senate	Senator	Maine (ME)	—

Elections

Elected to the U.S. Senate on November 6, 2012; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.¹

The election history as listed in the Congressional Directory.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Overview Donors

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

$72,269Raised

$251,714Spent

$59,272Cash on hand

$0Debts owed by the campaign

Where the money came from

Source	Amount	Share
Individuals, itemizeddonors giving more than $200 in the cycle, named in filings	$24,110	33.4%
Individuals, unitemized$200 or less in the cycle, not named	$7,997	11.1%
PACs and other committees	$34,500	47.7%
Party committees	$0	0.0%
All other receiptstransfers, loans, refunds and offsets	$5,663	7.8%

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported by groups not tied to the campaign: $0 supporting this candidate, $0 opposing. Details on FEC.gov

More on this campaign’s money

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Sep 30, 2026

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Top employers of individual donors

Employer named by donors	Amount
NULL	$3,500
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION	$250
AUBURN MANUFACTURING, INC.	$200
BOWDOIN COLLEGE	$100
ISF TRADING CO, INC.	$100
BORDEN COTTAGE	$80

Contributions from individuals who listed that employer, itemized only. Companies themselves cannot give to a federal candidate’s campaign.

Entries that name no employer, as written on the filings: N/A $15,830 · SELF EMPLOYED $1,100.

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Sep 30, 2026

Profile Press Releases External Sources

Profile

Facts from official records. The small numbers open each fact’s source.

At a glance

Born	March 31, 1944¹
Birthplace	Alexandria, VA¹
Home town listed	Brunswick, ME¹
Party	Independent¹

Education

B.A., Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 1966
J.D., University of Virginia Law School, 1969

As listed in the Congressional Directory.¹

Professional history

Chief counsel, U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics
Founder, Northeast Energy Management, Inc., 1989
Governor, Maine, 1994-2002

As the member’s office lists it in the Congressional Directory, in that order.¹

Offices

Washington, DC

133 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
202-224-5344

Local offices

City	Address	Phone
Bangor, ME	202 Harlow St., Suite 20350	207-945-8000
Biddeford, ME	227 Main Street	207-352-5216
Portland, ME	1 Pleasant Street, Suite 4W	207-245-1565
Augusta, ME	40 Western Ave, Room 412	207-622-8292
Presque Isle, ME	167 Academy St., Suite A	207-764-5124

Office list: congress-legislators (CC0), as of Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Voting record, 119th Congress

Last 10 votes cast

Latest 10 votes against their party's majority

Bills, 119th Congress

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Sponsored legislation, newest first

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Committee assignments

Floor remarks, 119th Congress

Elections

Sources

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

Where the money came from

Outside spending

More on this campaign’s money

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Top employers of individual donors

Profile

At a glance

Education

Professional history

Offices

Sources

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